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"People called him tons of names and he cried over it. And it made me feel really bad inside so I decided, well, let's take this to the principal's office, talk it over, and see what we can do about it," she said.

An impromptu conversation at her hair salon - with a judge - guided her to establish an anti-bullying project. She calls it Cougars Against Bullying. Students signed a banner to pledge support. She ordered bracelets for people to wear.

"It has a paw print and it says Cougars Against Bullying," Nicole said.

"She has a passion for others. And she finds a problem and she will find an answer for it and then she will be the solution," Jessica said.

Nicole plans to do the bullying campaign again because it was pretty successful.

"There's a lot of people.what have stuck to their word and stayed grounded against bullying and that has helped a lot for him," she said.

For that project she received the Making a Difference award at her school.

The 13-year-old has a general idea of her future goals.

"4-H is kind of my passion. I've been in since I started and I really love it and I hope to have a future career in 4-H," she said.

Meanwhile, she's picked out her costume for Halloween.

"I am planning on dressing up as Wonder Woman," she said.

How appropriate!

We are featuring students making a difference here in East Tennessee in our series 10 Rising Hearts. These are students who reach beyond their schools and families to help make our community better. To nominate a student, please send an email describing them and their community service to 10Hearts@wbir.com.